Gogglebox star Ellie Warner DEFENDS shoving dog off the sofa after viewers report her to RSPCA over ‘animal abuse’

GOGGLEBOX star Ellie Warner has defended shoving her dog off the sofa after she’s reported to RSPCA for “animal abuse” by viewers.

The TV couch potato faced huge backlash online for her “horrible treatment” of pet dog Mick in last night’s show.

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Gogglebox star Ellie Warner with pet dog Mick[/caption]

Ellie’s six-month-old Italian Greyhound went flying off a stool after she swatted him out the way to stop him eating her dinner.

The moment frustrated animal lovers at home – with some even reporting her to the animal welfare charity.

A fan raged: “Dog abuse #Gogglebox @RSPCA_official.”

Another added: “It doesn’t matter that the stool was a foot from the floor, should not have been pushed. Corrected, and trained properly.

Fans are fuming with Ellie’s treatment of the dog

“Perhaps take a class or two, you can teach him, not punish. Reward him with his in treat.”

Ellie responded to the fan this morning, writing: “Thank you for your comment and under normal circumstances that would have been appropriate, but considering I was being scalded that was what I had time for in that particular moment, mick is not hurt and is a very happy dog. Have a nice weekend.”

The Sun Online has contacted the RSPCA to find out if they are investigating the Channel 4 star.

The shock scene aired in last night’s episode of the Channel 4 show, with Gogglebox’s official Twitter account also tweeting the clip, which has since been deleted.

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The six-month-old Italian Greyhound fell off the sofa on last night’s Gogglebox[/caption]

In the footage, Ellie and her sister Izzi can be seen tucking into a KFC when the blonde telly addict spills her beans.

The family’s six-month-old Italian Greyhound, Mick, is sitting on a nearby stool and viewers were horrified when Ellie was seen using her arm to seemingly push the pup while she got up to clean the mess.